911.Forever

Fellow Rennlisters:
I used to own this early '80's Minerva Blue 911 Targa before my ex wife left for Reno with it back in 1991. I never saw her, or the car again. Last I heard it was sold to a San Jose City College professor and I have no further history past that; roughly 1993. Perhaps I'm nostalgic but I'd like to buy the car back. It was built to look like a turbo including a widebody and a 930S front spoiler, had black interior, Recaro seats, a Momo steering wheel and BBS wheels.
I'd be extremely appreciative if anyone knowing the whereabout of it would PM me. I'm not trying to "jack it" - too old to go to jail. I do want to discover if the car might be available for me to buyback. I have forever missed the ol' gal (the car, not the ex). Thanks in advance! Harry.

fastdiablo

Reach out to the Golden Gate chapter of PCA and the San Jose/ peninsula chapter. I'd also ask the local air cooled Porsche specialist shops in NorCal for any leads. Of course it could be in SoCal or anywhere for that matter.. Good luck

911.Forever

Good suggestions, thank-you. I'm pretty connected with the local indy's and know those owners personally. No one has seen the car around. Thought perhaps it might pay off to reach out more broadly. I'll ping a few PCA's though, thanks again.

Starbuckslova1

Any chance you still know the vin? That could help alot.

Also dog and wife missing - reward for dog
good luck hope you find it and check around pelican

911.Forever

Great point and funny you should ask. I planned on stopping my South Bay (SF) indy shop tomorrow who used to work on the car. He might have the records. It's pretty tall order, but...

monacojoe

Sounds like the makings of a great country song: Lost My Targa In Reno

AG81

agree..... there is mention of a wife running off. So that in itself has all you need for a hit single.

FrenchToast

Put effort into finding the VIN. It will be easier to find the car if it is a post-'81, but the VIN helps regardless. Sending PM with more suggestions.

theiceman

oh i have your last line....

i found the car , after searching the land .. i contacted the owner, he told me.. pound sand !

Speedster911

Hahaha
i found the car , after searching the land .. i contacted the owner, he told me.. five hundred grand!

Sorry I couldn't resist, I hope you find your car

theiceman

that's just it isn't it ... even after you find it you could really have accomplished nothing if the guy wants to keep his car.

Speedster911

I know I overpaid for a 74 911 I have because it matched perfectly to a car I had in my early 20s.

An emotional purchase, - but it brings back great memories of younger days. every time I drive it.

Albert911s

Starbuckslova1

Car gone, wife ran off- Reward for car!

Starbuckslova1

but what if its sitting the owner died and the family has it and wants to unload it,

Worth a shot but still a long shot